The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up.

The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it.

I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.

I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face.

The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.

About every four years, someone says to me, "I've got a friend who looks exactly like you." What can you say to this?

An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.